2019 Mizzou Master’s in Percussion Graduate  Brianna Trainor stops by to talk about the 2 recitals she gave this year (01:50), going to Ghana in 2018 (18:20), her experience with the New Music Ensemble at Mizzou and the idea of supporting other musicians (26:25), working as Personnel Manager with the Missouri Summer Symphony and upcoming work (38:05), growing up in Wisconsin and her musical influences (46:10), going to Wisconsin-Stevens Point for undergrad (01:06:00), moving to Chicago to work for Third Coast Percussion (01:20:40), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (01:37:30).

Finishing with a Rave on frequent guest David Grubb and his new Radio Show (01:50:20).

Links:

Brianna Trainor’s bio

Mizzou New Music Ensemble

Hannah Hutchins

Juan José R. Calvo

“Spider Walk” - Marta Ptaszynska

Chen Yi

“Faded Lines” - Andrea Venet

Andrea Venet

“Head to Toe” - Molly Joyce

Mike Truesdell

Megan Arns

Jennifer Higdon

Nancy Zeltsman

“The mirror in the shoe store that you use…” - Susan Powell

Andrew Mahonen

Carrie Magin

Angelica Negron

Nathan Daughtrey

“Impromptu” - William May

Dagbe Cultural Institute

Bernard Woma

So Percussion

The Contemporary Percussionist - Michael Udow

“Cold Pressed” - David Hollinden

Third Coast Percussion

Flat Water Percussion Trio

CHannel2 Percussion Duo

Niko Schroeder

Mikkel Christensen

Wontonara

Missouri Symphony Society

Columbia Civic Orchestra

Ayodele

Pioneer Drum and Bugle Corps

Urban Olive & Vine

“A Terrible Beauty” - Roger Braun

“Psappha” - Iannis Xenakis

“Bone Alphabet” - Brian Ferneyhough

“Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra” - Alvin Lucier

Ryan Korb

Adam Rappel

Brian Baldauff

Dancer in the Dark trailer

“Smells Like Teen Spirit” - Nirvana

“Alive” - Pearl Jam

“Lovesong” - The Cure

“Motorcrash” - The Sugarcubes

“The Clampdown” - The Clash

“Just Can’t Get Enough” - Depeche Mode

“Holiday in Cambodia” - Dead Kennedys

“Hunter” - Björk

“Runs in the Family” - Amanda Palmer

Mike Patton

Michael Colgrass

John Zorn

Paul Draper

“The So-Called Laws of Nature” - David Lang

Marina Abramovic

Keiko Abe

Neil Gaiman

Rebecca McDaniel

What We Do in the Shadows trailer

Raves:

David Grubb’s appearances on the podcast in 2016, 2017, and 2018

Hard in the Paint AM 1280

David Grubb’s Go Fund Me page

In Part 2, UT-Martin’s Julie Hill returns to talk about her Master’s Degree at Arizona State (02:45), her years teaching high school in TN (14:10), going to the University of Kentucky for her doctorate (23:10), her years in PAS leadership and as PAS President (35:45), and finishing with the Random Ass Questions (45:50).

Finishing with a Rave on the David Lee Roth episode of the WTF Podcast (01:03:30).

Links:

Julie Hill in Part 1

Julie Davila

Amy Smith

JB Smith

Ted Solis

“Merlin” - Andrew Thomas

“Which Time Mark” - Scott Wyatt

“The Anvil Chorus” - David Lang

Nancy Zeltsman

Bob Schietroma

Sarcoidosis

“Seven Bridges Road” - Eagles

“Back in Black” - AC/DC

Lalo Davila

James Campbell

Brad Meyer

Brian Archinal

Andy Bliss

Erin Walker Bliss

Michael Aukofer

Rob Parks

“Garage Drummer” - James Campbell

“Canned Heat” - Eckhard Kopetzki

“From My Little Island” - Robert Aldridge

“Dance of Passion” - Robert Aldridge

“Adagietto” from Symphony No. 5 - Gustav Mahler

Steve Houghton

Lisa Rogers

Joshua Simonds

John R. Beck

Out of Africa trailer

Platoon trailer

Schindler’s List trailer

Notting Hill trailer

“Heartache Tonight” - Eagles

“Wasted Time” - Eagles

“One of These Nights” - Eagles

“Sad Cafe” - Eagles

Hidden Brain podcast

Rough Translation podcast

Raves:

WTF Podcast - David Lee Roth

Part 1 with University of Tennessee-Martin Music Department Chair Julie Hill, as she talks about getting the percussion job there, further building the program and her chair responsibilities (03:00), being a member of the Caixa Trio as well as other ensembles (33:00), growing up in Martin, TN (43:00), her undergrad years at UT-Martin and going to LHS’s Summer Marimba Seminar (55:20), and a brief note about her time at Arizona State for her Master’s (01:13:20).

Finishing with a Rave on the film The Last Black Man in San Francisco (01:20:10).

Links:

Julie Hill’s UT-Martin page

Julie Hill’s Innovative Percussion page

Julie Hill’s RowLoff page

Julie Davila

Amy Smith

Caixa Trio

Shane Jones

Chelsea Tinsler Jones

James Campbell

J.B. Smith

Sarcoidosis

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Colin Hill

Eric Willie

Andy Bliss

Chris Hanning

Julia Gaines

Jeff Moore

Thom Hasenpflug

James Moyer

Rich Holly

Developing a Comprehensive Faculty Evaluation System - Raoul Arreola

Lalo Davila

Ji Hye Jung

Dan Piccolo

Gregg Allman

LH Stevens Summer Marimba Seminar

“Rhythm Song” - Paul Smadbeck

“Four Movements for Marimba” - Michael Burritt

Jim Petercsak

Raves:

The Last Black Man in San Francisco trailer

Juan José R. Calvo returns to talk about his undergrad years in Costa Rica and about learning English and Japanese (02:25), his undergrad recital and how he got to Mizzou through meeting Megan Arns a decade ago (21:30), and he takes on the Random Ass Questions with panache, including the time he fell off a bus (37:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the WTF Podcast and an interview with Eve Ensler along with a special performance to close (01:12:40).

Links:

Juan’s Part 1

Dragon Ball Z

Pokémon

Spirited Away trailer

Princess Mononoke trailer

Studio Ghibli

Manga

“Two Mexican Dances” - Gordon Stout

“Saëta” - Elliott Carter

Costa Rican - North American Cultural Center

TOEFL

Ryan Patterson

Rebecca McDaniel

anna provo (puck meeko)

Megan Arns

H-1B1 Visa

Interstellar trailer

Godzilla (1998) trailer

The Dark Knight trailer

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams

The Divine Comedy - Dante

Cthulhu Mythos - H.P. Lovecraft

Pet Sematary - Stephen King

Cujo - Stephen King

It - Stephen King

The Stand - Stephen King

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - Stephen King

Cosmos - Carl Sagan

The Demon-Haunted World - Carl Sagan

The Martian - Andy Weir

Philip K. Dick

The Martian Chronicles - Ray Bradbury

The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Exúpery

The Art of War - Sun Tzu

Coco trailer

Raves:

WTF with Marc Maron - Eve Ensler

Recent Mizzou Master’s in Percussion Performance Graduate Juan José R. Calvo stops by in Part 1 to talk about aspects of his recent Master’s recital and Latin American Percussion Curriculum in the United States (02:00), the rest of his recital program, percussion artistry and employment going forward (24:20) and growing up in Costa Rica, his early musical influences, and the school system there (47:10).

Finishing with a Rave on Marc Maron’s live stand-up (01:09:00).

Links:

Juan’s Master’s Recital Announcement

“The Whimsical Nature of Small Particle Physics” - Ben Wahlund

“Glamour” - Casey Cangelosi

“The Last Dance” - Daiki KATO

“The Last Game” - Daiki KATO

“Wind Sketch” - Keiko Abe

“Verana Porteño” - Piazzolla/Cheung

“Una Ráfaga de Amor” - Rafaga

Julia Gaines

Megan Arns

Ricardo Souza

Valerie Naranjo

Andrés Espinoza

Bri Trainor

Hannah Hutchins

“Dream of the Cherry Blossoms” - Keiko Abe

“Yellow After the Rain” - Mitchell Peters

“Khan Variations” - Alejandro Viñao

“Libertango” - Eric Sammut

“Two Mexican Dances” - Gordon Stout

Robert Van Sice

Tom Freer

“Enter Sandman” - Metallica

“Omerta” - Lamb of God

“Thieves” - Ministry

“Higher” - Creed

“Surfing with the Alien” - Joe Satriani

“Paganini 5th Caprice” - Steve Vai

Anacronia

Raves:

Marc Maron Standup Tour

Creator and Owner of The Rock/Star Advocate and host of the Music-Preneur Mindset Podcast Suz Paulinski talks about the beginnings of her current role as a Mindset Coach and some of the changes in the Music Business Market (02:10), how The Rock/Star Advocate has progressed over the years and creating a Music Conference last minute (20:50), hosting her podcast (42:40), growing up in Queens, NY (49:10), going to Drexel University (PA) for Music Business (59:00), the beginnings of her career with many record labels and working as a paralegal (01:11:40), and takes the time for some Random Ass Questions (01:32:45).

Finishing with Raves on A League of Their Own and The Inventor (01:49:00).

Links:

The Rock/Star Advocate

The Music-Preneur Mindset Podcast

Mad Dragon Music

Music Industry at Drexel

Atlantic Records

Warner Brothers Records

EMI Records

Astralwerks

Lil’ Kim goes to prison

Ol’Dirty Bastard

Tower Records

Sam Goody

Virgin Megastores

Napster

360 deal

Sync Summit

Marimba - Pete Zambito

Amy Winehouse

Slack

Bethenny Frankel

Amy Porterfield

Marie Forleo

Noble Steed Music

DIY Musician Conference

ASCAP Expo

Scott Doucet

Belmont Park

Total Request Live

Mickey Mouse Club

Titanic trailer

Jim Klein

Performing Rights Organizations

Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music

Matt Duke

Tricia O’Keefe

“Shut Up Bitch” - Lil’ Kim

Corina Corina

The Four Agreements - Don Miguel Ruiz

A League of Their Own trailer

Crossroads trailer

Mariska Hargitay

Law and Order: SVU

The Good Wife

CSI

NCIS

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley trailer

The Handmaid’s Tale trailer

Raves:

A League of Their Own trailer

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley trailer

Sandbox Percussion Group founder and member Victor Caccese talks about all things Sandbox Percussion (01:40), growing up near Philadelphia, his Italian and Brazilian roots, and his soccer and golf career (27:35), his undergrad years at Peabody Conservatory (MD), studying with Bob Van Sice, and the “Peabody Curse” (52:30), continuing to study with Van Sice at Yale University (CT) for his Master’s and the greatness of New Haven pizza (01:14:10), and takes time for the Random Ass Questions (01:27:40).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2019 movie Rocketman (01:48:45).

Links:

Victor Caccese’s homepage

Sandbox Percussion

Ian Rosenbaum

Jonny Allen

Terry Sweeney

Sandbox Percussion Seminar

Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion - Bela Bartok

Bob Van Sice

Fractured Atlas

So Percussion

Jason Treuting

Third Coast Percussion

String Theory in Chattanooga

Inuksuit - John Luther Adams

“Pieces of Wood” - Steve Reich

“Drumming” - Steve Reich

“Pillar IV” - Andy Akiho

“Goldbeater’s Skin” - Christopher Cerrone

The Dwight School

Sandbox Percussion Spring Benefit

Super Bowl LII

Harvey Mason

Antonio Sanchez

Philly Joe Jones

Gene Krupa

Buddy Rich

Art Blakey

Glen Oaks Country Club

Bethpage Black Course

Rickie Fowler

Amadinda Percussion Group

NEXUS Percussion

Percussion Group Cincinnati

Les Percussions de Stasbourg

Gwen Dease

Ji Hye Jung

Svet Stoyanov

Todd Meehan

The Percussion Collective

Michael Burritt

Threads - Paul Lansky

“Village Burial with Fire” - James Wood

“Rogosanti” - James Wood

Martin Bresnick

Aaron Kernis

David Lang

Julia Wolfe

“Rebonds A/B” - Iannis Xenakis

“Khan Variations” - Alejandro Viñao

“Three Moves” - Paul Lansky

Pepe’s Pizza

Sally’s Apizza

“Cloud-Polyphonies” - James Wood

Garrett Arney

It’s a Wonderful Life trailer

Once Upon a Time in the West trailer

Super Bowl XXXIX

Super Bowl XV

Germany over Brazil 7-1 2014 World Cup

Neymar wins Gold Medal for Brazil at 2016 Olympics

Ben Wallace

Mark DeChiazza

Raves:

Rocketman trailer

Zildjian and Vic Firth Director of Artist Relations for Drumset Sarah Hagan talks about her job and regularly attending PASIC and NAMM (01:40), being on the PAS Exec Board and women in the percussion industry (14:10), growing up on the Massachusetts coast, classic rock music, sports and her high school cover band “Scarecrow” (23:40), going to Stonehill College (MA) for undergrad and her beginnings at Zildjian (47:50), and takes the time for some Random Ass Questions (55:00).

Finishing with a Rave on the 2019 movie Booksmart (01:23:35).

Links:

Sarah Hagan’s Instagram

Sarah Hagan’s Zildjian press announcement

Steve Gadd

Keith Carlock

Marco Minnemann

Thomas Pridgen

John Blackwell

Benny Greb

“Don’t Stop” - Fleetwood Mac

“Stairway to Heaven” - Led Zeppelin

“Don’t Dream It’s Over” - Crowded House

Juels Thomas

My Cousin VInny courtoom scene

My Cousin Vinny positraction scene

“It’s My Party” - Lesley Gore

“It’s Judy’s Turn to Cry” - Lesley Gore

“Blue” - Joni Mitchell

“Walk This Way” - Aerosmith

“Greased Lightning” - Grease

“Black Hole Sun” - Soundgarden

Matt Chamberlain

Matt Cameron

Buddy Rich

Gene Krupa

Art Ensemble of Chicago

“Scarecrow” - Ministry

“Enter Sandman” - Metallica

“Would?” - Alice in Chains

“Alive” - Pearl Jam

Fred Astaire’s Drum Solo

Bring in ‘da Noise, Bring in ‘da Funk at the 1996 Tony’s

Armand Zildjian

Roy Haynes

Avengers: Endgame trailer

The Highwaymen trailer

Natural Born Killers trailer

Aurora Borealis

Machu Picchu

Galápagos Islands

“46 and 2” - Tool

Neil Larrivee

Yankees-Red Sox rivalry

Zildjian Underground - Nate Smith

La Sagrada Familia

Raves:

Booksmart trailer

Idaho State University Percussion Professor and Music Department Chair Thom Hasenpflug talks about getting the job there and the challenges of recruiting to his school (03:05), taking on the chair position (with a brief NY sports interlude) (22:30, growing up in Duchess County, NY, and more about living and working in the American West (45:00), going to Ithaca College (NY) for his undergrad and master’s and the idea of “Percussion Trees” (01:02:30), studying with Doug Walter for his doctorate at UC-Boulder and his “get-a-job” period (01:18:45), and takes time for the Random Ass Questions (01:31:50).

Finishing with a Rave on the benefits of Travel (01:42:15).

Links:

Thom Hasenpflug’s homepage

Thom Hasenpflug’s Idaho State page

Thom Hasenpflug’s C.Alan page

Jeannine Remy

Stephens Performing Arts Center (ID)

Blood, Sweat and Tears

2000 World Series (Yankees-Mets)

1990s New York Knicks

MacKenzie River Pizza

Andrew Hasenpflug

Sun Valley (ID)

Ketchum (ID)

Jackson Hole (WY)

John H. Beck

Michael Burritt

Thomas Burritt

Steven Schick

Michael Udow

WarGames trailer

Doug Walter

Gordon Stout

Alan Abel

Charles Owen

Mike Truesdell

Doug Perkins

Bonnie Whiting

“Astral Dance” - Gordon Stout

“Four Movements for Marimba” - Michael Burritt

“October Night” - Michael Burritt

Bill Molenhof

“For The Gap” - Thom Hasenpflug

Porgy and Bess xylophone part

Airplane! trailer

Amadeus trailer

The Thing (1982) trailer

Out of Sight trailer

The Hobbit trailer

World War Z trailer

Zero Hour! trailer

Signs trailer

“Ghost Riders in the Sky” - Riders in the Sky

Nighthawks - Edward Hopper

Recent Mizzou Master’s in Percussion graduate Hannah Hutchins stops by to talk about her recent recital and her involvement at Mizzou (02:00), growing up in Missoula, MT, the wide open west and her high school goth period (21:50), getting her undergrad at the University of Montana (44:15), the Mizzou Master’s and studying in Ghana in 2018 (01:09:10), and finishes off with the Random Ass Questions (01:26:15).

Finishing with a Rave on the classic film Gladiator (01:45:00).

Links:

Mizzou New Music Ensemble

Megan Arns

“Guun” - Valerie Naranjo

Jerome Balsab and Bernard Woma on Gyil

Saakumu Dance Troupe

“Homage to Noncarrow” - Alejandro Viñao

“Canaries” - Elliott Carter

“Gender of Metal” - Casey Cangelosi

“See Ya Thursday” - Steve Mackey

“Chant” - Liam Teague

MMPAT

Emerging Artists Concert

Matt Sharrock

Glacier National Park

Yellowstone National Park

Jeff Brandt

Vancore Marimbas

“Medicate” - AFI

“Bring Me to Life” - Evanescence

Robert LedBetter

Ed Soph

Modern School for Mallet and Keyboard Instruments - Morris Goldenberg

Fundamental Method for Mallets - Mitchell Peters

“Romantica” - Katarzyna Mycka, performer

“Diabolic Variations” - Raymond Helble

“Concertare” - Raymond Helble

“Duo Chopinesque” - Michael Hennagin

“Sugaria” - Eric Sammut

“Velocities” - Joseph Schwantner

Casey Cangelosi

@ Percussion Podcast

Jeremiah Rittel

Khemia Ensemble

Across the Grain

Quey Percussion Duo

Dagara Music Center

Gilmore Girls

Napoleon Dynamite trailer

Mandy trailer

Rails to Trails

The Grand Budapest Hotel trailer

The Royal Tenenbaums trailer

The Victor Wooten Trio

The Music Lesson: A Spiritual Search for Growth Through Music - Victor Wooten

Raves:

Gladiator trailer